This is very helpful. I need to airbrush a prop for a TV show, and have not airbrushed these paints before. I made the NOMAD for Picard 2 (ep6), and the "BUS" plane model for Coulson's desk for "Agents of SHIELD". Thanks so much! Now I'm hooked to watch all your other videos!! Thank you!!!
Naomi, thanks so much for this. I just got my first airbrush and compressor a few weeks ago, a cheap thing from a hardware store so I can find out if I like the concept and can deal with the processes of cleaning and brush care before investing in higher-quality hardware. So far, I've really been enjoying it, though (initially not knowing any better) I found out the hard way which of my existing Citadel paints my airbrush does not get along well with. Whoops! :P I know Citadel has air paints, but I was elated to find that Army Painter has a huge range of those, particularly for the metallic paints (I love their shiny effects but feared there'd be no way to safely get that into an airbrush without clogging it with metal flakes). A friend of mine who runs a game store pointed out that I could use thinner to make my existing paints airbrush-compatible, but I opted against having to do the conversions myself when Army Painter has already made those formulations from the ground up. I especially liked what you said toward the end of this video, where you talked about the consistency being even across the various paints-that was one thing I had to get used to with Citadel paints, and this may well be the case with the "regular" paints from other brands as well, where depending on what paint you buy, you're getting something in between "colored water" and "brush destroyer," particularly where metallic paints are concerned. A few days before I noticed you had a video about the Air Mega Set, I bought one of the little USD 40 airpaint starter sets that comes with ten colors + black + white + primer and have thought very highly of it so far, especially with the packaging (the one issue I had with this set, judging by the paints coming in the box all over the place). Also, Army Painter's organization of their colors into base-midtone-highlight "triads" is a really helpful training tool for me in knowing which colors are designed to complement one another in ascending layers, and I liked how you demonstrated that with the red demon whose underside you darkened and whose topside you lightened into an orange. Thanks so much for this great video. I'd been telling my other friends that I was looking to get more of the Army Painter air paints, and this has definitely helped sell them for me.
I wanted to see these in action and what someone who can actually paint thought of them so this video is great. They've gotta work out that packaging though.
Yeah, I agree that they need a bigger bottle choice. I mostly build bigger scale military vehicle's and aircraft and need to cover alot of surface. I go through dozens of these itty bitty bottles. Bigger bottles would probably bring down the price point and get more spray for the buck.
Thanks for the recap. Its very helpfull to choose the "right" brand. I will start with airbrushing and i like the Speedpaints from armypainter 👍 And for me its easier to have all from one brand😉
I’m so happy they are coming out with air metallics as well! Love their metallic colours, I’m even tempted to buy the whole set just for the metallics tbh. Really want them individually like you as I worry about running out of gemstone, glitter green and elven armour. I’d love to have enough I can get easily to do whole models.
I can't wait to get my hands on the biggest set of the Air line of paint. It's a bit of money but I have 2 colors of Vallejo air in orcish skin greens. So easy and quick to paint with cause I don't have to thin them. Not that it takes all that long but it is convenient. I don't like the new environmentally friendly packing. I miss the plastic trays cause I use those boxes to haul my paints with me when I travel for work or go out of town for a few days.
Thanks for another great review. Always on the lookout for good air paints since I paint with air paints as much as I can. I wonder if they plan to sell any of these separately. 🤔
I’ve been trying to find a color similar to Majestic Fortress in GW colors and it’s tricky. Most of theirs are more green than blue, and Majestic fortress is more blue than green! At least I think. I’ve only compared it to one example I found on Reddit
They look like a good product. I just regret that the caps are all of the same color, I like Vallejo bottles for instance as the color of the cap helps to quickly get the color you need. Good review and test thank you.
I definitely have problems with this paint straight from the bottle. I use an Eclipse with a 0.3 needle and if not thinned a little it clogs it up everytime. It does spray great once thinned but I've found it a little misleading that it can be sprayed straight from the bottle.
Really? I still haven't found an issue with these paints for clogging at that nozzle size, and I also used an Eclipse. Perhaps a drop of Vallejo Flow Improver first before you add the paint will help
@@swordnsteele712 Yep, that is exactly what I do to keep it from clogging, but I put a few more drops just to make sure. But still not "Straight from the bottle" as advertised. They need to stop putting that in ads and packaging and telling customers this. Maybe it has something do with the humidity or other issues but if it doesn't work everywhere for everyone and just for those in "perfect" conditions then it's misleading. Don't get me wrong, it's great paint once you get it thinned. Plus with Vallejo's Covid meltdown and lower production since, this is the next best affordable paint. I work at a distributor for hobby retail stores and during Covid Vallejo totally shutdown. Before Covid we'd get in about 4 to 5 pallets of their products every few months. Now, we're lucky to get 1 and a half pallets every 6 months or so. So I am glad for Army Painters availability, but they need to be honest to the customers.
I tend to avoid most of the Warpaint range from AP, they just cannot compete with Vallejo, Scale 75, AK interactive or Greenstuff world. But the air range looks really promising I'll pick up the starter set and give them a shot. AP is a great company and I'm rooting for these guys.
I know this video is old, so you might not see this, but my wife bought me a whole set of these (for which I'm super happy about, she rocks!) but I'm curious if they would work for drybrushing with a brush as well? I know they are very thinned, but I don't really want to buy a whole new set of paints just to drybrush my models. Thank you if you read this and thank you for the awesome review!
They can be used with a drybrush, though they are sliiightly duller that way. However, after you have drybrushed it on, you can thin a final layer down and gently layer over your drybrush work to bring that shine back. A little gloss over it should do something similarly, but the former is what I would do :)
Would the Army Painter Air Triad of: Brethil Blush, Elven Flesh, and Feywild Glow be good for elves and an army like the Daughters of Khaine? I have such a hard time doing skin on miniatures. Great review!
My skin colour is basically that triad so I would say yes, and you can always do layers of diluted (with acrylic thinner not water) red-brown tones or washes over top to blend the three colours together if you are having trouble with them alone. 🤔
I wouldn't prefer them, but I would use them interchangeably now :) depending on the particular colour I was interested in 🤔 The only exception would be shiny silver metals, as my go-to is still Vallejo Metal Colors.
A couple questions, Have you tried using these to paint miniatures and how was the result? Would these need to be thinned for the paint brush because it doesnt seem to be for the airbrush? I just bought an airbrush and am new to painting miniatures so if these can be used for the paint brush too that would save me alot, thank you!
Your airbrush should be happy with these just as they are :) Some lower end airbrushes have trouble no matter what but as long as you make sure you don't let your paint sit in the bowl a long time, clean after or during sessions depending on how much paint you're moving through it, you should be okay :)
Any other thoughts on this line three months later? Have been considering getting some of these and would like to hear any follow up thoughts, thank you!
I hate these paints, some of the paints create nothing but problems in the airbrush. Clogs up way to fast. Ive tried all kinds of "thinners and flow improver). I stir the paint manually with a toothstick and put the bottle in my paint shaker for 20sec, and place the bottle in different direction in the shaker. Ive had most problems with some of the fluor paints. The paints also sits like a water decal. it can harden for months and the paint still seems to be a bit soft/flimsy. ive used 0.2 and 0.3 aribrushes, brand new ones(creos 289) Ive also experimented with the room temperature, and air pressure. I bought the full complete air set. Because of good reviews. But do NOT make the same mistake as me. For a modelkit builder this paint is a complete disaster. I love their colors but it doesent work as it should. And with the paints being pre-thinned you can forget about using the paints that didnt flow well thru the airbrush , with a paintbrush as the paints are then too thin again. I think you gotta test more bottles or come with an updated review, cause you have been lucky with the ones you tested. Also the inconsistency between the bottles is not fun, it makes it hard as you gotta experiment with every new bottle you use. It was an expensive lesson learnt for me. But i will never buy army painter again
@@jamparke yes, i am very happy with some of them tho, but i dont like playing lotto everytime i open a new bottle. I did some more research. I paintet glass surface so i could put a light behind them. And what seems to be the problem is there is actually huge pigments that makes it clog up in the airbrush. Looks and feels like sandpaper under light on a very smooth surface
That's very strange. You definitely chose the Air variety? Since I made this video, I have used them many times over, through the airbrush, with a paintbrush, and I haven't found the problems you are having. Are you in a cold location where they may have been frozen on transit to your store? That would have made them unusable, for sure. But yes, Vallejo Air is lovely so you can't go wrong there!
@@swordnsteele712 Hi! ive been in contact with army painter and they said the paints may have been frozen aswell, this could very well be the case as i live in Norway, My local shop has offered me a new box so im off to pick it up tommorrow. Crossed fingers! i hope all it was, was just a faulty frozen box. Cause the paint selection is awsome
Army painter and Vallejo and some American paint companies r ok. But not WG.... I still don't understand how they haven't gone bankrupt knowing how they scam people overpricing policies very bad model kits. Horrible
My lord,it was hard to concentrate and pay attention because I was being distracted by the fact of how you clearly won over the genetic lottery lol. (Trying to compliment you without being a total lame cliche by saying you're really pretty,but I suppose adding this completely negated what I'm trying to do in the first place huh 🤦♂️😅🤣) With that aside,really been enjoying the content,you and squidmar have easily become two of my favorite miniture related painting channels❤
Thanks so much for taking the time to actually use them and share with us.
Wow those bottles look huge compared to other companies. This looks like a great product. Thank you Army Painter for supporting this awesome reviewer!
Army painter and Vallejo r good.
Try to avoid WG
AP make really good paints and brushes
I love Army Painter. I think their paints are so amazing and pretty much what I loved about Citadel back in the late 90s and early 2000s.
I never thought of using airbrush paints for normal brush painting.
Thank you , Lady Naomi .
Thanks , wanted to get the Air set.. so thanks for the vid. I agree looks like what i was expecting. Cool!
I love Naomi!! She the sweetest wargame lady I knows on youtubes! 🥰🐶
This is very helpful. I need to airbrush a prop for a TV show, and have not airbrushed these paints before. I made the NOMAD for Picard 2 (ep6), and the "BUS" plane model for Coulson's desk for "Agents of SHIELD". Thanks so much! Now I'm hooked to watch all your other videos!! Thank you!!!
Thanks Naomi 😀
Great video as always...
Thank you for the review! Great video. I'm exited to try these out.
Naomi, thanks so much for this. I just got my first airbrush and compressor a few weeks ago, a cheap thing from a hardware store so I can find out if I like the concept and can deal with the processes of cleaning and brush care before investing in higher-quality hardware. So far, I've really been enjoying it, though (initially not knowing any better) I found out the hard way which of my existing Citadel paints my airbrush does not get along well with. Whoops! :P
I know Citadel has air paints, but I was elated to find that Army Painter has a huge range of those, particularly for the metallic paints (I love their shiny effects but feared there'd be no way to safely get that into an airbrush without clogging it with metal flakes). A friend of mine who runs a game store pointed out that I could use thinner to make my existing paints airbrush-compatible, but I opted against having to do the conversions myself when Army Painter has already made those formulations from the ground up. I especially liked what you said toward the end of this video, where you talked about the consistency being even across the various paints-that was one thing I had to get used to with Citadel paints, and this may well be the case with the "regular" paints from other brands as well, where depending on what paint you buy, you're getting something in between "colored water" and "brush destroyer," particularly where metallic paints are concerned.
A few days before I noticed you had a video about the Air Mega Set, I bought one of the little USD 40 airpaint starter sets that comes with ten colors + black + white + primer and have thought very highly of it so far, especially with the packaging (the one issue I had with this set, judging by the paints coming in the box all over the place). Also, Army Painter's organization of their colors into base-midtone-highlight "triads" is a really helpful training tool for me in knowing which colors are designed to complement one another in ascending layers, and I liked how you demonstrated that with the red demon whose underside you darkened and whose topside you lightened into an orange.
Thanks so much for this great video. I'd been telling my other friends that I was looking to get more of the Army Painter air paints, and this has definitely helped sell them for me.
I wanted to see these in action and what someone who can actually paint thought of them so this video is great. They've gotta work out that packaging though.
at least the paint comes pre mixed...
@@insomniacbritgaming1632 In more ways than one with all the bottles wandering loose in the box...
I actually like the packaging. Less recycling. You throw it away anyways.
These should be great for regular brush painting, too.
great review! super helpful - thanks for doing this
I love your charisma and style so much! :)
Yep. Me too. Your style and voice is really amazing. Great video!
Yeah, I agree that they need a bigger bottle choice. I mostly build bigger scale military vehicle's and aircraft and need to cover alot of surface. I go through dozens of these itty bitty bottles. Bigger bottles would probably bring down the price point and get more spray for the buck.
Thanks for the recap. Its very helpfull to choose the "right" brand. I will start with airbrushing and i like the Speedpaints from armypainter 👍
And for me its easier to have all from one brand😉
Great review. Do you think you could do a vid of you using those paints on a mini with a normal brush to see how it looks?
Loved the ASMR outro 😊😆
And Naomi has reached true international status when she has to start adding explanations of Newfie slang to her videos . . .
I’m so happy they are coming out with air metallics as well! Love their metallic colours, I’m even tempted to buy the whole set just for the metallics tbh. Really want them individually like you as I worry about running out of gemstone, glitter green and elven armour. I’d love to have enough I can get easily to do whole models.
I can't wait to get my hands on the biggest set of the Air line of paint. It's a bit of money but I have 2 colors of Vallejo air in orcish skin greens. So easy and quick to paint with cause I don't have to thin them. Not that it takes all that long but it is convenient. I don't like the new environmentally friendly packing. I miss the plastic trays cause I use those boxes to haul my paints with me when I travel for work or go out of town for a few days.
I like what you did with the red upper spray paint to the lower black of the model. This would be useful for Khorne painters.
Great stuff friend 👏 👍
Great review
Thanks for another great review. Always on the lookout for good air paints since I paint with air paints as much as I can. I wonder if they plan to sell any of these separately. 🤔
:-) :-) A joy to watch as usual.
I’ve been trying to find a color similar to Majestic Fortress in GW colors and it’s tricky. Most of theirs are more green than blue, and Majestic fortress is more blue than green! At least I think. I’ve only compared it to one example I found on Reddit
They look like a good product. I just regret that the caps are all of the same color, I like Vallejo bottles for instance as the color of the cap helps to quickly get the color you need. Good review and test thank you.
I definitely have problems with this paint straight from the bottle. I use an Eclipse with a 0.3 needle and if not thinned a little it clogs it up everytime. It does spray great once thinned but I've found it a little misleading that it can be sprayed straight from the bottle.
Really? I still haven't found an issue with these paints for clogging at that nozzle size, and I also used an Eclipse. Perhaps a drop of Vallejo Flow Improver first before you add the paint will help
@@swordnsteele712
Yep, that is exactly what I do to keep it from clogging, but I put a few more drops just to make sure. But still not "Straight from the bottle" as advertised. They need to stop putting that in ads and packaging and telling customers this. Maybe it has something do with the humidity or other issues but if it doesn't work everywhere for everyone and just for those in "perfect" conditions then it's misleading. Don't get me wrong, it's great paint once you get it thinned. Plus with Vallejo's Covid meltdown and lower production since, this is the next best affordable paint. I work at a distributor for hobby retail stores and during Covid Vallejo totally shutdown. Before Covid we'd get in about 4 to 5 pallets of their products every few months. Now, we're lucky to get 1 and a half pallets every 6 months or so. So I am glad for Army Painters availability, but they need to be honest to the customers.
Sounds like another "Counts as Citadel" paint set, ala Vallejo Game Color.
Prime day has full set for 210. Worth it?
I tend to avoid most of the Warpaint range from AP, they just cannot compete with Vallejo, Scale 75, AK interactive or Greenstuff world. But the air range looks really promising I'll pick up the starter set and give them a shot. AP is a great company and I'm rooting for these guys.
Can you use a regular paint brush with these types of Army Painter Airbrush ready paints?
Yes you can, and it's a great consistency for it :)
@@swordnsteele712 Thank you
I know this video is old, so you might not see this, but my wife bought me a whole set of these (for which I'm super happy about, she rocks!) but I'm curious if they would work for drybrushing with a brush as well? I know they are very thinned, but I don't really want to buy a whole new set of paints just to drybrush my models. Thank you if you read this and thank you for the awesome review!
They can be used with a drybrush, though they are sliiightly duller that way. However, after you have drybrushed it on, you can thin a final layer down and gently layer over your drybrush work to bring that shine back. A little gloss over it should do something similarly, but the former is what I would do :)
@@swordnsteele712 Thank you so much for the response! This was super helpful.
Watery is fine for airbrushing... but what is the pigment saturation, now that's important.
I have used these a lot now, and I'm quite satisfied with their coverage :)
Boop boop boop boop boop boop boop. Triad colors bring out all the boops.
Спасибо за обзор❤,а можно ли эти краски использовать под кисть?
Absolutely :)
I just recently used 4 in a project 🤔👍
@@swordnsteele712 Ооооо супер вы просто волшебница🙏, вашему парня можно позовидовать😊
I would like to purchase a box please
Would the Army Painter Air Triad of: Brethil Blush, Elven Flesh, and Feywild Glow be good for elves and an army like the Daughters of Khaine? I have such a hard time doing skin on miniatures. Great review!
My skin colour is basically that triad so I would say yes, and you can always do layers of diluted (with acrylic thinner not water) red-brown tones or washes over top to blend the three colours together if you are having trouble with them alone. 🤔
atleast the poor packaging ensures they come "ready mixed"
Video request…… I’d like to see Naomi make a Halloween costume…..ideally an elf but would be happy with whatever tickles her fancy
Did you have to thin the paint before?
I did not :)
Would you prefer these over the Vajello air range?
I wouldn't prefer them, but I would use them interchangeably now :) depending on the particular colour I was interested in 🤔
The only exception would be shiny silver metals, as my go-to is still Vallejo Metal Colors.
@@swordnsteele712 Thanks for answering. :) And yeah I think Vajello are pretty much unbeatable for metal colours.
A couple questions, Have you tried using these to paint miniatures and how was the result? Would these need to be thinned for the paint brush because it doesnt seem to be for the airbrush?
I just bought an airbrush and am new to painting miniatures so if these can be used for the paint brush too that would save me alot, thank you!
Your airbrush should be happy with these just as they are :) Some lower end airbrushes have trouble no matter what but as long as you make sure you don't let your paint sit in the bowl a long time, clean after or during sessions depending on how much paint you're moving through it, you should be okay :)
Any other thoughts on this line three months later? Have been considering getting some of these and would like to hear any follow up thoughts, thank you!
I still like them just as well and go to them with airbrush and paintbrush needs in mind :)
@@swordnsteele712 thank you!!!
What psi do you spray? Thanks!
So are these thick enough to use with regular brush?
Yes :)
I hate these paints, some of the paints create nothing but problems in the airbrush. Clogs up way to fast. Ive tried all kinds of "thinners and flow improver). I stir the paint manually with a toothstick and put the bottle in my paint shaker for 20sec, and place the bottle in different direction in the shaker. Ive had most problems with some of the fluor paints. The paints also sits like a water decal. it can harden for months and the paint still seems to be a bit soft/flimsy. ive used 0.2 and 0.3 aribrushes, brand new ones(creos 289) Ive also experimented with the room temperature, and air pressure. I bought the full complete air set. Because of good reviews. But do NOT make the same mistake as me. For a modelkit builder this paint is a complete disaster. I love their colors but it doesent work as it should. And with the paints being pre-thinned you can forget about using the paints that didnt flow well thru the airbrush , with a paintbrush as the paints are then too thin again. I think you gotta test more bottles or come with an updated review, cause you have been lucky with the ones you tested. Also the inconsistency between the bottles is not fun, it makes it hard as you gotta experiment with every new bottle you use. It was an expensive lesson learnt for me. But i will never buy army painter again
Thank you. Saved me money and time. I’ve used Vallejo air and found it works very well with my Iwata eclipse.
@@jamparke yes, i am very happy with some of them tho, but i dont like playing lotto everytime i open a new bottle. I did some more research. I paintet glass surface so i could put a light behind them. And what seems to be the problem is there is actually huge pigments that makes it clog up in the airbrush. Looks and feels like sandpaper under light on a very smooth surface
That's very strange. You definitely chose the Air variety? Since I made this video, I have used them many times over, through the airbrush, with a paintbrush, and I haven't found the problems you are having. Are you in a cold location where they may have been frozen on transit to your store? That would have made them unusable, for sure. But yes, Vallejo Air is lovely so you can't go wrong there!
@@swordnsteele712 Hi! ive been in contact with army painter and they said the paints may have been frozen aswell, this could very well be the case as i live in Norway, My local shop has offered me a new box so im off to pick it up tommorrow. Crossed fingers! i hope all it was, was just a faulty frozen box. Cause the paint selection is awsome
@@swordnsteele712 i gotta add tho, army painters customer service is actually the best ive ever been in contact with
;)
Army painter and Vallejo and some American paint companies r ok. But not WG....
I still don't understand how they haven't gone bankrupt knowing how they scam people overpricing policies very bad model kits.
Horrible
My lord,it was hard to concentrate and pay attention because I was being distracted by the fact of how you clearly won over the genetic lottery lol. (Trying to compliment you without being a total lame cliche by saying you're really pretty,but I suppose adding this completely negated what I'm trying to do in the first place huh 🤦♂️😅🤣)
With that aside,really been enjoying the content,you and squidmar have easily become two of my favorite miniture related painting channels❤
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